Amazing Photos Of The Total Lunar Eclipse You Missed Last Night

Last night was there was a rare total lunar eclipse, which occurs
around once a year.

This is when the earth blocks the sun from the moon. The result,
which can be seen from many places around the world for over an
hour, is a darkening moon as the eclipse begins and a red moon
when the sun is mostly eclipsed and the reddish reflection of the
earth shows on the surface.

This was also the first time a total lunar eclipse occured on the
winter solstice since 1638, meaning the moon was especially high
in the sky.

Check out photos below:

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The moon, on its way to being totally eclipsed, is seen with the
Chrysler Building in the foreground in New York, Tuesday, Dec.
21, 2010. A total lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth casts its
shadow on the full moon, blocking the sun's rays that otherwise
reflect off the moon's surface. Some indirect sunlight still
pierces through to give the moon its eerie hue. (AP Photo/Seth
Wenig)

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The moon is seen during a total lunar eclipse from New York,
Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010. A total lunar eclipse occurs when the
Earth casts its shadow on the full moon, blocking the sun's rays
that otherwise reflect off the moon's surface. Some indirect
sunlight still pierces through to give the moon its red hue. (AP
Photo/Seth Wenig)

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The moon is seen through supports for the Verrazano-Narrows
Bridge between the Brooklyn and Staten Island boroughs of New
York, during the lunar eclipse early Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2010.
(AP Photo/David Boe)